Normal cent. Stay on the hunt!
Was it pocket change or CRH?
Fun find!
A 1874 IHC is a terrific find. Oldest IHC for me during a CRH event was 1888.
One of the more valuable dates. Might be the shallow N variety. All details of the N are present but the middle bar in the E of CENT looks to be...
Hi Jeff - as noted this looks likes damage. Glad you posted the reverse because as noted, the absence of the Blakesley Effect would indicate that...
Our Ancients members never cease to impress!! I particularly like a number of the writeups posted here at CT. Mini history lessons!
Wobble during the coining process. MD.
Character building, Sal. :-)
Yes. Burnished material from radial damage. Then well circulated.
Yes. As noted by others, this is damage. Note the field and rim have the issue. It’s usually an indicator of damage.
Smooshy is good. A circulated coin.
Looks like a gap between the serif and the tip of the arc. Better photo would help but looks like it is.
Doubled die specimens (the product) are the result of a process error during the hubbing of the working die (that has the doubled...
The difference in patina lends to a removal of the outer devices. I vote PMD.
This ODV is challenging. Especially for the minor DDOs. Unless you can find the markers (if so noted), you may never really know if you found one.
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“It coulda been a contender.”
It doesn’t look like it was struck through a capped die. Looks more like a damaged obverse to me.
Yes. Look up what MS65 and up are fetching on eBay and look at the known slabbed populations for each grade. As noted, values tend to jump at...
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